16% are under 15, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%.

48.5median age

SelommesLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Loir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Selommes
	Selommes	Loir-et-Cher median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	9.3%	8.9%	11%
25–44	21%	19%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	26%	30%	22%
No diploma	26%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	26%	24%	30%

Full pageSelommes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.5 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households330 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Selommes?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Selommes: 28% were built before 1919, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Selommes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Dolmen de Cornevache. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de Cornevache Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageSelommes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Selommes?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Selommes walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

For its 350 residents in work, Selommes has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. 6.4% of Selommes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,550 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport3%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

150

jobs based in Selommes, 0.4 per working resident

9.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,550

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,550 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Selommes is €10.01/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Selommes: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Selommes€10.01/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²

€10.01/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.59 to €11.67/m² a month)

€7.26/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSelommes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.01/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Selommes

11pages on Selommes

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 6.5 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing23 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Selommes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th & 12th c.

Dolmen de CornevacheDolmen · Prehistory

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Cornevache: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Selommes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Selommes yet.

How we find them →

Selommes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loir-et-Cher →

VendômeSaint-OuenVillebarouLa Chaussée-Saint-VictorBloisVineuilSelommes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Selommes	785	—	—	—	—	—
Vendôme	15,758	6.7	B⁻	B	C⁻	A⁻
Saint-Ouen	3,041	6.7	A	A⁻	B	A⁺
Villebarou	2,584	11	—	B	—	B⁻
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor	4,471	13	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻
Blois	47,219	13	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Vineuil	8,064	15	C	B⁻	C	C⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Selommes

Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Selommes is a commune of 785 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 785 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Département: Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 10.8 sq mi (28.1 km²)
INSEE code: 41243

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.